Turrinae
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Turrinae is a subfamily of predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae
the turrids.
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae
Turridae
Turridae, , is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods...
the turrids.
Genera
Genera in the subfamily Turrinae include:- AustrogemmulaAustrogemmulaAustrogemmula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Austrogemmula include:* Austrogemmula tasmanica...
Laseron, 1954 - CretaspiraCretaspiraCretaspira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Cretaspira include:* Cretaspira cretacea Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971...
Kuroda & Oyama, 1971 - CryptogemmaCryptogemmaCryptogemma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Cryptogemma include:* Cryptogemma benthima * Cryptogemma calypso Dall, 1919...
Dall, 1918 - DecollidrilliaDecollidrilliaDecollidrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Decollidrillia include:* Decollidrillia nigra Habe & Ito, 1965...
Habe & Ito, 1965 - EpidironaEpidironaEpidirona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Epidirona include:* Epidirona beachportensis * Epidirona candida Laseron, 1954...
Iredale, 1931 - FusiturrisFusiturrisFusiturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.-Species:Species within the genus Fusiturris include:* Fusiturris amianta * Fusiturris pluteata...
Thiele, 1929 - GemmulaGemmulaGemmula, common name the gem turrids, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.These snails are venomous with disulfide-rich polypeptides in their venom ducts....
Weinkauff, 1875 - GemmuloborsoniaGemmuloborsoniaGemmuloborsonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae. This genus is provisionally included in the family Clavatulidae as the characters of the shell and the radula of this genus resemble more the characters of this family than those of the family...
Shuto, 1989 - IotyrrisIotyrrisIotyrris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Iotyrris include:* Iotyrris cerithiformis * Iotyrris cingulifera...
Medinskaya & Sysoev, 2001 - KuroshioturrisKuroshioturrisKuroshioturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Kuroshioturris include:* Kuroshioturris albogemmata Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971...
Shuto, 1961 - LophiotomaLophiotomaLophiotoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Lophiotoma include:* Lophiotoma abbreviata * Lophiotoma acuta...
Casey, 1904 - LophioturrisLophioturrisLophioturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Lophioturris include:* Lophioturris indica * Lophioturris indica...
Powell, 1964 - LucerapexLucerapexLucerapex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Lucerapex include:* Lucerapex adenica Powell, 1964* Lucerapex angustatus...
Wenz, 1943 - PinguigemmulaPinguigemmulaPinguigemmula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Pinguigemmula include:* Pinguigemmula philippinensis Powell, 1964...
McNeil, 1961 - PolystiraPolystiraPolystira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Polystira include:* Polystira albida * Polystira bayeri Petuch, 2001...
Woodring, 1928 - PtychosyrinxPtychosyrinxPtychosyrinx is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Ptychosyrinx include:* Ptychosyrinx carynae * Ptychosyrinx chilensis Berry, 1968...
Thiele, 1925 - RiuguhdrilliaRiuguhdrilliaBathytoma is a genus of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Bathytoma include:* Bathytoma agnata Hedley & Petterd, 1906* Bathytoma arbucklei Kilburn, 1986...
Oyama, 1951 - SinistrellaSinistrellaSinistrella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Sinistrella include:* Sinistrella sinistralis...
Meyer, 1887 - TurrisTurrisTurris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Description:The generally large shells are variegated with spots. The fusiform shell is turriculated with a long, sharp spire. The aperture is ovate. The columellar lip is smooth. The outer lip is...
Röding, 1798 - UnedogemmulaUnedogemmulaUnedogemmula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Unedogemmula include:* Unedogemmula deshayesii...
MacNeil, 1961 - ViridoturrisViridoturrisViridoturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Viridoturris include:* Viridoturris corona...
Powell, 1964 - XenuroturrisXenuroturrisXenuroturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Xenuroturris include: * Xenuroturris castanella Powell, 1964...
Iredale, 1929 - ZemaciesZemaciesZemacies is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae-Species:Species within the genus Zemacies include:* Zemacies excelsa Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001* Zemacies queenslandica...
Finlay, 1926
Further reading
- Kantor Y. I. (2006). "On the morphology and homology of the “central tooth” in the radulae of Turrinae (Conoidea: Turridae)". Ruthenica 16: 47–52.
- Vaught K. C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.